Florence Scovel Shinn Quotes
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The first book I sat down to write was an historical romance. It was really bad and thankfully no one ever saw it.
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When I go a stretch without tweeting, I will occasionally get an email from my mom, checking in. I always find this amusing but also gratifying: Thanks to Twitter, I can keep in touch with my parents and let them in on what I'm doing in a way that even the regular phone calls of a doting daughter can't do.
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The Obama administration has been weak and inconsistent in enforcing immigration laws.
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Televisa is the largest media company in the Spanish-speaking world, and the steps we have taken, which extend the tenure of our exclusive access to Televisa's premium Spanish-language telenovelas, sports, sitcoms, reality series, news programs and feature films, put Univision in a stronger competitive position.
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Nolan has the strangest affect on people. You know, I think there's something very sad and little boy about him, but at the same time the way he goes about everything is so awkward and obnoxious. He can never say the right thing, you know? And I think if he just didn't try so hard and calmed down, people might actually like him a bit more!
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You have to like your character, because if you don't, no one else will either.
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I think that inexpensive sources of planet-friendly energy are one of the most important things for us to pursue.
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I try to run on the hottest days, at the hottest time, because that's the most difficult time. And sometimes I worry about drying out, and dying.
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Being a visionary is a new profession, but it is really just a variant on fortunetelling, which may be the world's oldest. And its marketing appeal is similar - people will pay for reassurance about the unknown.
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I just wrapped a new show for Amazon called 'Transparent.'
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The part that I think is one of the most interesting is of course the one that Hayden Christensen plays.
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If I read something and respond to the role, that's what happens, and if those happen to be a few comedies in a row, or not, so be it.
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If we were to inspect ourselves or members of our family and our friends, we would see that we don't really have to go all the way overseas to be mystified - we can be mystified right at home.
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When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.
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Social progress can be measured by the social position of the female sex.
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I had a very loyal cult-like following, I feel. And I don't mean to complain about that.
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That's why we're doing this, to defend our traditions a little. I don't have anything against it (Halloween), but it's not our tradition.
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The cause of war is preparation for war.
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The modern era of Cape Cod baseball dawned in 1963 when the league became a showcase for the collegiate elite.
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Ch. 3, Section 1
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I don't get angry very often, but there have been times when I have been frustrated with myself, maybe after playing a bad shot, after getting out, I have done some damage to some equipment of mine. Once or twice in the course of 20 years – I think you can allow me that at least.
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My hope is that shows like 'Fresh Off the Boat' open the door for even more of those kinds of characters for Asian actors and actresses.
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Foreign universities have two aspects - content and brand. If we focus on the brand, we could lose out on the content. The idea is to focus on the content.
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Gratitude is the law of increase, and complaint is the law of decrease.
